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Mobile and server-side computational photography

US8488040B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 2010
Grant dateJul 16, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3253
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Automated photographic capture assistance and analysis is effectuated to assist users in capturing sufficient and optimal images of a desired image scene for use in a photographic end product. Photographic capture assistance is implemented on the device that includes a user's camera. Photographic capture assistance can include audio and/or graphic information generated in real time locally on the device that includes the user's camera and informs the user where additional images of the image scene ought to be captured and/or whether or not sufficient captured images currently exist for the image scene.

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